TEACHING LOYALTY.

Northern Advocate, 27 May 1921, Page 2

TEACHING LOYALTY.

INSTRUCTION FOR SCHOOLS'. DEPARTMENT TAKES ACTION. WELLINGTON, This Day. The Minister of Education stated with reference to recent statements made by him in regard to inculcating patriotism and loyalty in school children, that the Education Department was taking action this week. The Department has inserted a new instruction for Education Boards and teachers under the heading of "Civics," as follows:—"lnstruction in history and civics shall aim at instiling in boys and girls love for their country and pride in achievements of ; their race throughout, the Empire. ! Loyalty should be the dominant note. ; The lessons should be selected and presented hi such a way :r-> to lay stress on 'the need for sympathetic eo-opcration j not orly od the part of the various Dominions within the Empire b\it also on ' the part of every section of the community within which we live. The inculcation of patriotism or loyalty to King and Country and of lofty ideals readily fimis i basis in British history. In this connection lessons of a eelcbrational character are of the utmost importance. Anniversaries such as Anzac. Day und E/'mpire Day should be devoted yo special lessons appropriate to the theme. In addition, at every celebration and at the beginning or end of ecch school week the New Zealand flag or the Union Jack is to bo saluted and the National Anthem sung by -teachers ! and pupils in the presence, where posi sible, of the whole school. A record I of these ceremonies is to be entered ; in the teachers , work book under tho I head of '' Civics'' and is to be cxaminjed by the inspector."—Press Assn.